Code cleanliness: default settings
We use this kind of pattern a lot:
my_setting = getattr(settings, 'MY_SETTING', 'a default value for setting'))
I would suggest that we follow the same pattern as our OIDC provider: https://git.startinblox.com/djangoldp-packages/django-webidoidc-provider/blob/master/oidc_provider/settings.py, which defines a class for accessing default settings
my_setting = settings.get('MY_SETTING') # the default value is defined in the centralised class
In this way the default setting is defined in one place rather than in each access (e.g. django-webidoidc-provider#17 (closed))